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atoms were removed from the magnetic trap by the depopulation beam to the<br />

rate they were loaded into the optical trough. Figure 4.28 shows the fraction<br />

<strong>of</strong> atoms remaining in the magnetic trap as a function <strong>of</strong> the percent <strong>of</strong> the<br />

current ramp down completed. As seen in the figure, atoms are removed<br />

from the magnetic trap by the depopulation beam at a nearly constant rate<br />

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Figure 4.28: Fraction <strong>of</strong> atoms remaining in the magnetic trap as a function <strong>of</strong><br />

the percentage <strong>of</strong> current ramp down completed. <strong>The</strong> total number <strong>of</strong> atoms<br />

depopulated from the magnetic trap in this graph was approximately 3 × 10 7<br />

atoms.<br />

during the cooling process. In this figure, the total number <strong>of</strong> atoms removed<br />

from the magnetic trap by the depopulation beam is roughly 3 × 10 7 atoms.<br />

For comparison, Fig. 4.29 shows the number <strong>of</strong> atoms accumulated in the<br />

optical trough as a function <strong>of</strong> the current in the quadrupole coils. Despite<br />

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